Neuroscience

Can Kids Walk And Talk At The Same Time? Only If We Want More Accidents, Says Study

Children who talk on cell phones while crossing streets are at a higher risk for injuries or death in a pedestrian accident, said psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in a new Pediatrics journal study.  Cell phones are quickly bec ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2009 - 1:34pm

Newborn Brain Cells Add A Relative Time Stamp, Says Study

How the brain keeps tabs on what happened and when is still a matter of speculation but a computational model developed by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies now suggests that newborn brain cells—generated by the thousands each day—add ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2009 - 3:01pm

Pre Term Birth Linked To Autism- Study

Recent studies have suggested that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be more prevalent among children born very prematurely. The early symptoms of ASD are also associated with other conditions related to preterm births, such as cerebral palsy, which can m ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 29 2009 - 12:33am

Serotonin- Why Desert Locusts Go From Solitary To Swarms

Desert locusts are harmless, solitary creatures until they get a certain chemical- and it isn't firewater, catnip or anything that comes from Colombia.   It's serotonin, a common brain chemical, but in the right amount they turn into hordes of h ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 29 2009 - 6:24pm

Heavy Marijuana Use May Damage Developing Brain In Teens And Young Adults

Adolescents and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development, according to a new study. Pediatric researchers found abnormalities in areas of the brain that interconnect brain regions invo ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2015 - 2:40pm

Discovery- Neuregulin 3 Is A New Schizophrenia Gene

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are one gene closer to understanding schizophrenia and related disorders. Schizophrenia is a varied condition with a number of symptoms not shared by all affected. This could be one reason why ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2009 - 3:12pm

Mother's Youthful Experiences May Impact Future Children's Ability To Learn

A study reveals that the severity of learning disorders may depend not only on the child's environment but also on the mother's environment when she was young. The researchers studied the brain function of pre-adolescent mice with a genetically-c ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2009 - 7:32pm

Fragile X Granule Could Lead To New Autism Treatment

Autism affects as many as 1.5 million Americans, and the number is increasing, according to the Autism Society of America. It is estimated that 1 in 150 births involve children with some form of autism. Autism can be caused by a variety of genetic factors, ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 4 2009 - 6:43pm

Young Teen Brains Are Immature, Just Like The Stereotype

According to popular stereotype, young teenagers are shortsighted, leaving them prone to poor judgment and risky decision-making when it comes to issues like taking drugs and having sex and a new study confirms that.    Teens 16 and younger do think about ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 6 2009 - 4:31pm

Cognitive Training May Alter Brain's Biochemistry, Say Researchers

Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have shown for the first time that the active training of the working memory brings about visible changes in the number of dopamine receptors in the human brain. The study, which is publis ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 7 2009 - 12:42pm